New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
PARK BOARD EXTRAVAGANZA
ONE AFFIRMs 1T AND ANOTHER DENIES 1T.


WAS PATTY WALSH PROPOSED AS sUPERINTEND
xNT FOR THE ANNEXED DIsTRICTf
The chair formerly occupied by Commissioner Beck
man was vacant at the meeting Of the Park Board
yesterday. Mr.. Crimmins and PRECEDENT Borden
occupied their accustomed seats and Mr. Powers
looked complacently and toyed with his lead pencil
After the transaction OF some routine work
was given to Erastus Wiman to conduct the Canadian
Snow-Shoe Club snOw-shocs Central Park to-
day II the would permit. Mr.. Borden then
stated that paper hal been been received from Mr..
Coleman, with copy OF his charges made against the
Park Department before the Board of Estimate. lie
said that he had been trying since Thursday secure
this copy but had been unable to do SO until the
present time. An answer lie said would be n ade at
once. Mr.. Powers swung around in his chair and
inquired who to make the answer to the charges
adding:
II You speaking for yourself individually it is
all vol. but object TO an answer being made a.
official from the Board"
Mr.. Borden-I will not retract what said, thar the
charges will be replied to.
Mr. PoSers-lt Is not d Board matter at all and
should not 20 out suoh want II to BE- understood
by the press that the answer comes from you lndi-
yidually
Mr. Borden-You can do as you please. There is no
objection to q record OF your remarks.
After the Board had adjourned Mr.. Powers planned
that while no was not acquainted with the specidca-
ii ms OF Mr.. Coleman's charges IN detail. he in
accord with them in one point, and continued
Il believe there has been extravaganza in the De
partment and l have continually maintained that
there was. Ii the commissioners are offended at Mr..
COeman's statement l cannot help it. They have
consulted my feelings with regard to Park
affairs. ana will not permit statement with when
do not agee to 60 out from tho Board as Official II
can help it,"
ment as Mr. -.orden suggests :"
Yes. ii 1t will do any good There are some things
that ought to come out; am now Informed that IN
the recent difficulty we have had in the Board about
superintendent for thu Annexed District hat Mr.
Walsh proposed tor that "fice on the part of tbs
County Democracy. My vote was wanted for Mr.
Emmett by Mr.. Crmmins, but declined to give IL,
and Mr. Beekman, who had at first held of IN favor of
the County Democracy. was brought around to vote
for Mr. Emmett who vas appointed; The Mr. WSish
Fatty suppose, now OF the Tombs. Mr.. Walsh
having learned that he could get the Wardenstp sub
sequently preferred to remain IN his own part of the
city, and declined TO be candidate tor the Annexed
District. That is the way the story is told to ME. His
name did not come up in the Board"
President Borden, when asked respecting Mr..
Walsh, said that his name had never heen mentioned
for the ofce in the Board, ana had 1T been he would
e' OF S Walsh as eanddas Mr.
man. who in the Mayors Office. said that he had
heard similar statement before. but added emphat-
callyi 1t wholly false that he was candidate IL
midc up in the those other stories pub
lished in The Times Of this morning. and is without
anv truth whatever"
blue uniform. his smooth round face heamine under
the official cap. listened placidly the inquiries of
THE TRIBUNE reporter, and then said /" have never
been q candidate for an office in the Park Depart
mcnt, and If my friends urged me tor such an office
don't know it. The only public offices | have ever
been candidate for we're Alderman and Assembly
man. was elected to these by nov fellow citizens
Ny friends presented tor the Office Of Warden OF
the Tombs and was appointed. like the place very
well aud thiak we'll get along well together"
Mayor Hewitt said yesterday that he would not
accept Commissioned Crmminss resignation before he
able to down to his office would he fill
the vacancy caused by Mr. Beekmans resignation
until that time. Mr.. Bcskman said that il Mr. Powers
asserted that the Park Department had been extrava
gantly managed he told what untrue. There had
been no time when tue affairs OF the Department
managed other than economically since his connection
with it.